Game Day thread Rd 17 2013

[Auntie.Gerald]

agree

could have been 60pts at home !

[707]

Lamb and Jessev have finally arrived ! A little bit of depth starting to build and boy do we need it :-)

[ugg]

Loved Longmire's usage of White starting almost on the wing utilizing his strengths and also clearing space for Tippett and Pyke

[wolftone57]

Did my eyes deceive me or did Hanners tackle Parker during that quarter

Yes he bloody well did got white line fever.

[Foreign Legion]

I am starting to think that Jesse White might be with us next year - and a few more beyond that too.

[Auntie.Gerald]

goodes is very hard to determine re longevity being 34yrs of age and suddenly in the last two seasons struggling with injury

to be honest Goodesy didnt look crash hot pre his injury in 2012 but Adam came home like a North Easterly Bluster in the final series where he was awesome !

If White can string a few more games in a row...... we may have a serious tall forward starting to challenge the 22 when all players come back

even better we have a player that can feature for many years to come

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BTW I am finding very difficult to not stop watching Mitchell just making snr football look easy !

The guy is like a bull terrier ripping away at the contested ball !

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BTW I am finding very difficult to not stop watching Mitchell just making snr football look easy !

The guy is like a bull terrier ripping away at the contested ball !

[Nico]

Very impressive win.

[mcs]

Well done boys an important win and a good weekend for us results wise. Huge match next week as if we beat richmond can pretty much guarantee the worst we will finish is 5th.

Very impressed by a number of the guys today, but really want to give lamb a big wrap. Looking more and more at home every week and was very good today.

[wolftone57]

Jesse was really good but I would rather him leading out of the goal square with Tippett as CHF or both leading to different places on that big ground. On the G I would have them doing that as I would on ANZ

[alt_mattr]

That was close to our best game of the season I think. Smashed a reasonable side with yet another top 22 player out. My observations, in no particular order:

* Pyke could play full-forward full-time.
* Pyke again got shafted on the free kicks.
* Brandon Jack's handball was too good for the umpire, he couldn't imagine such a thing so he called it a throw
* Brandon runs the lines incredibly well, he is in the right place, getting the ball (or fumbling it) very often.
* Mumford is awesome, there must be a few clubs after him for next year.
* The back line was impenetrable unless the ball came in quick and low to a leading player.
* K Jack is one hell of a player.
* Dan is (somehow) even better.
* Cunningham did a lot in his 15 mins and looked wonderful.
* Looks like we can rely on White as long as we need him and he could be on the up.
* The young guys drop their eyes and look for leading targets way more than the older players who almost always bomb it as long as they can.
* Brandon looks raw, but Lamb and Mitchell just look like old hands.
* Our ruck duo made the Weagle's ruck stars look ordinary. We currently have the best ruck in the league.

Whoever is training the reserves needs to get a big pay rise and a long contract now! The NEAFL is not the toughest reserve league but these players just keep transitioning smoothly to the firsts. Just think what we got from B Jack, Lamb, Mitchell, Rampe and Cunningham today. Those guys have 36 games between them, it is just nuts how well they are going as a group. Quite a few times today some brilliant piece of play leading to a goal involved only players who started the year in reserves and you could see them get around each other.

[liz]

I am not sure that Crouchy and team can take too much credit for Rampe - other than inviting him for a couple of games last year.

But yes, the reserves coaching team is doing a sensational job at the moment in preparing youngsters to come in and play their role. The pressure skills they get the team to apply are sensational. Just the development of Brandon's defensive game in little more than half a season has been remarkable. And Jesse's improvement over the past two years has been highly impressive too. The rest just know how to come in and slot into the senior team.

[DK_]

Jesse was really good but I would rather him leading out of the goal square with Tippett as CHF or both leading to different places on that big ground. On the G I would have them doing that as I would on ANZ

One of the great things about his performance of late has been his versatility. It gives Longmire options for strategy (bet WCE weren't expecting him to line up on the wing) and a backup if injuries hit. It would also make it difficult for opposition teams to prepare if they don't know what role he's going to play.

[Auntie.Gerald]

horse just is certainly bullish on Jesse at the minute

it was a bold move and White responded with 110% effort from the BIG MAN !!!

[hot potato]

The team is playing with fabulous skill, speed and confidence , feels that they are even more solid than 2012, their ball movement in traffic is tremendous and their workrate fantastic. Grundy isn't quite keeping up with this evolution, but maybe it just shows up more against the electrifying speed of the others.

Looking forward to the Audit awaiting ThevTigers in 7 days. Cant wait.
HP

[Cressakel2]

Jessie White was sensational today. Hard as a cats head, contested strongly, used his pace quite well for a big unit, took some great marks, hit targets with his kicking and showed he belongs (most importantly).

Finally fulfilling his potential by working hard on all aspects of his game. Morton & LRT are now a fair way behind White at this point of the season.

Hanners was sensational again today. The boy has sharp hands and an even sharper footy brain. Fair chance for Charlie this season, although a certain G Ablett probably has it in the bag.